Lawrence Learns... Distantly

Dear Lawrence Families,

Lawrence Pride has been with the school district for many years, but this crisis has us feeling it more strongly. Social distancing is imperative during this health crisis. We know the strain and stress felt by everyone, in particular our social students. We thank them, and you for following social distancing. Keep it up and students, keep up with your schoolwork. Please be sure to check the NEWS section on our school website for updates!

May each and every member of our community, along with their friends and families, be healthy, safe, and strong through this crisis.

Stay healthy,

Superintendent Dr. Ann Pedersen

The data below shows a comparison of February search data compared to April search data for Google Classroom, Readworks, Kids A-Z, and an overall number of websites searched. As you can see, there is a substantial increase in searches... there is an abundance of learning happening across multiple useful platforms!

The chart below shows the Top Websites visited and the number of searches for each. Our teachers and learners are utilizing our digital learning academy to its fullest potential.

Our Google stats show that approximately 1,000 emails are sent each day, approximately 1,000 google classroom posts are posted by teachers and students EACH DAY, and there are approximately 900 ACTIVE Google Classrooms!

NEWSELA sends daily news stories available by learners reading level. Newsela.com data from March 30th to April 29th: Below is a line graph of how many times the site has been accessed by teachers and studentsin the District.

Below is a snapshot of the most used educational tools along with how much time per week is spent on average.

This 5th Grade Class with 100% attendance in a LIVE Google Meet class. With a new remote schedule, students finish each live class daily with some math "brain work." All 25 students worked on "4nums.com." Students use the four numbers displayed and use different operations, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to make a total of 24. Students eagerly come up with different equations to reach a solution of 24 quickly and share.

Mrs. Hurwitz' 4th Grade learners have read over 400 books since switching to virtual learning!

If your student is having trouble logging into their email or the Lawrence Distance Learning Academy please email their name, grade, and student ID number (if possible) to DistanceLearning@lawrence.org

We are here for our families and students. For support or to speak to a Guidance Counselor, please email familysupport@lawrence.org